ASEAN Regional Wildlife Law Enforcement Initiatives

ASEAN-WEN Program Coordination Unit

08 December 2012, Malaysia

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5Southeast Asia’s central role in the Illegal Wildlife Trade

Exporter and Source

Importer and User/Consumer

Transit Point

From Africa

From South America

From Australia…

From South Asia

Establishment of ASEAN-WEN6

ASEAN Wildlife Law Enforcement Network

(ASEAN-WEN) was launched in December 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand

Target membership open to officials from CITES

Authorities, Customs, Police, Prosecutors, Specialized

Governmental Wildlife-law Enforcement Organizations and other relevant national law enforcement agencies

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ASEAN Summit(ASEAN Heads of State/Government)

AMAF(ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry)

SOM-AMAF(Senior Officials Meeting of the

ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry)

ASOF(ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry)

Secretary General of ASEAN

ASEAN Economic Community Dept.

Finance Industry Infrastructure Directorate

Agric. Industry Nat. Resources

ForestryASEAN Experts Group

on CITES

ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network

ASEAN-WEN PCU

SupportingOrganisations

• Establishment and strengthening of national wildlife law enforcement agencies, task forces and inter-agency cooperation consisting of officials from CITES Management Authorities, Customs, police, prosecutors, specialized governmental wildlife-law enforcement organizations and other relevant national law enforcement agencies, for the effective enforcement of legislation governing the conservation, trade and sustainable use of wild fauna and flora, the implementation of ASEAN-WEN objectives, and collaboration in cross-border cooperation and coordination to enforce such legislation

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AGENCY COOPERATION ON WILDLIFE ENFORCEMEN

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• Conduct awareness raising programmes, such as the production of publications and other promotional materials to raise the awareness of wildlife crime and illicit trade in wild fauna and flora

PUBLIC AWARENESS

• Produce training materials on combating wildlife crime and illicit trade in wild fauna and flora, and organize training activities for wildlife and other law enforcement officers or participate in relevant training seminars for enforcement personnel

CAPACITY BUILDING

• Improve collaboration, cooperation and information exchange between and among law enforcement agencies and national task forces

COLLABORATION,

COOPERATION, INFORMATION SHARING AND

EXCHANGE

ASEAN-WEN General Objectives based on its TOR

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Brunei Darussalam (CITES MA

and SA)

Cambodia (Department of Legislation

and Enforcement,

FA)Indonesia

(Directorate of

Investigation and Forest Protection,

MoF)

Lao PDR (CITES MA

and Department

of Forest Inspection)

Malaysia (MoNRE)Myanmar

(Forestry Department/CITES MA)

Philippines (Protected Areas and Wildlife

Bureau/CITES MA)

Singapore (AVA/CITES

MA)

Thailand (DNP/CITES

MA)

Viet Nam (CITES

MA)

ASEAN-WEN National Focal Points

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Brunei Nasional

Salimbada Task Force

Cambodia-WEN and

Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team

(WRRT)

Indonesia -WEN

Lao-WEN

Malaysia MY-WENMyanmar

National Wildlife Law Enforcement Task Force

Philippine Environment

al Law Enforcement Task Force

Singapore Inter-

Agency Cooperation

Thailand-WEN

Viet Nam - WEN

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International

Organisations

• CITES Secretariat• INTERPOL• World Customs

Organisation

Partner Organisatio

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• USAID ARREST Program implemented by FREELAND Foundation

• TRAFFIC Southeast Asia

• TRACE Forensics Network

Programme Coordinatio

n Unit (PCU)

• ASEAN-WEN Secretariat

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2. Strengthening Law Enforcement

3. Strengthening and Sustaining Regional

Cooperation and Anti-Trafficking Networks

1. Reducing Consumer Demand

Wildlife Trade Regulation

Species Identification

Protected Areas Enforcement

Investigation and Detection

Wildlife Forensics

Judiciary Awareness

Regional and National/Local Coordination

Public and Leadership Awareness

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2011 Enforcement Actions in ASEAN Summary

304 Wildlife law enforcement actions reported

38,895 protected live animals rescued

36,109 dead animals, parts, derivatives and products recovered

94.6 metric tons of wild fauna

1,270 illegally logged timber recovered

1,233 wild plants, parts and derivatives recovered

Estimated 11.5 million USD black market value – may be more in terms of value of ecosystem services and biodiversity value

Reported actions include 368 related arrests and 40 convictions

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2012 1st Quarter Enforcement Actions in ASEAN Summary

56 Wildlife law enforcement actions reported

13,605 protected live animals rescued

169 dead animals, parts, derivatives and products recovered

13 metric tons of wild fauna

Illegally logged timber recovered

Estimated 7.52 million USD black market value – may be more in terms of value of ecosystem services and biodiversity value

Reported actions include 71 related arrests and 4 convictions

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2012 2nd Quarter Enforcement Actions in ASEAN Summary

78 Wildlife law enforcement actions reported

17,765 protected live animals rescued

1,271 dead animals, parts, derivatives and products recovered

2.34 metric tons of wild fauna

14,635 pieces of timber

6,960 wild plants, parts and derivatives recovered

Estimated 1.154 million USD black market value – may be more in terms of value of ecosystem services and biodiversity value

Reported actions include 96 related arrests and 7 convictions

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Strengthening and sustaining regional and local networks and task forces

Harmonization and strengthening of wildlife policy and legal frameworks as a region

Support for Policy and Legal Reform

Public Awareness and Information Campaigns

Common policy frameworks and listing of protected wildlife

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ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN)Program Coordination Unit

c/o Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant ConservationGround Floor, Piroj Suvanakorn Building

61 Phaholyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, ThailandTel/Fax. +662 940 62 86

pcu.sec@asean-wen.org, www.asean-wen.org